Meet our team
Max Villalobos
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Specialist in Natural Resources Management, Geographic
Information Systems and operation of projects in the field. He has directed conservation and human development projects in Costa Rica and Panama for more than 15 years.
Manuel Sanchez
COORDINADOR, CONSERVATION PROGRAM
Founder. Wildlife researcher, conservationist and photographer. Native to the Osa Peninsula, he has worked in conservation of sea turtles for more than 20 years in Osa and throughout Costa Rica. A passionate naturalist, he has contributed to birdlife and herpetology research in Costa Rica and the United States.
Juan Carlos Cruz
Manager, Science & Conservation
Researcher at the National University of Costa Rica. Tropical
biologist, specialist in conservation and wildlife management with more than 10 years of experience in research and conservation of terrestrial mammalS, predator-prey ecology and population dynamics.
Maximiliano Ponce Aguilar
CONSERVATION FIELD TECHNICIAN
Native to the Osa Peninsula and a fervent promoter of conservation, he has served as a naturalist guide in the Osa Peninsula and in Corcovado National Park.
Adonis Vargas Araya
CONSERVATION FIELD TECHNICIAN
Native of Puerto Jiménez in the Osa Peninsula, he has contributed to the active conservation of sea turtles with Tortugas Preciosas de Osa for the second consecutive year. He has served as a naturalist guide in Osa with an emphasis on the conservation of threatened species.
Ivannia Mejia
PROGRAM SUPPORT
Forest Engineer. She has participated in conservation and human development projects for more than 15 years in Costa Rica, including various projects for Payment for Environmental Services and sustainable production of non-wood products.
Pascal Thomas
PROGRAM SUPPORT
Founder. Developer of ecological tourism projects in the Osa Peninsula for 5 years. A promoter of wildlife conservation, he has contributed to various projects in the Osa Peninsula, including efforts on seaturtles and community development.